Sheet-metal display-can.



' 10.847.972 PATBNTED MAR. 19, 1907.

' P. RUDOLPHI.

SHEET METAL DISPLAY GAN.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. Z4, 1906.

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FRANK RUDOLPHI, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN CAN COMPANY,OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

SHEET-METAL DISPLAY-CAN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented IVarch 19, 19u?.

Original application led August 7, 1905, Serial No. 272,958. Divided andthis application filed September 24, 1906.

SerialNo. 335.957.

Be it known that I, FRANK RUDOLPi-ii, a citizen of the United States,residing in Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Sheet-Metal Display-Cans, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements lin slieet-metal display cans orboxes for containing, shipping, storing, and displaying for salecrackers, bakery goods, and other like articles.

My invention consists in the knovel con structionl of parts and devicesand in the novel combinations of parts and devices herein shown anddescribed, and more particularly specified in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification,Figure 1 is a p erspective view of a` display-can embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 is a section on line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is asection on line 3.3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a section on line llfof Fig. 2.Fig. 5 is a section on line 5 5 of Fig. 4, and Fig. 6 is a detail Viewof the spring signplate. Fig. 7 is a detail top or plan view of onecorner of the can-body.

In the drawing, A represents the three sheetmetal upright side plates,and B the sheet-brass or burnishable-iiietal front plate forming thebody of the can; C, the bottom plate, and D the hinged cover. The bottomplate C is secured by external folded seams c to the lower edges of thesides A and B. At the upright corners of the body the sheetinetal sidesA and front side B are united by internal folded seams a. The uprightside plates A of the body have at their upper ends horizontalright-angle flanges a', preferably about one-half inch in width, andangle-flanges a2, the lower edges of which meet and are soldered to thevertical sides A, thus forming hollow triangular stiffening bars orbraces A at the upper end of the body at three sides thereof, and at itsremaining or front side a similar hollow triangular stiffening andstrengthening bar A2, having a corresponding horizontal flange a andangle- 1 flange a2, is provided. At the corners of the body the meetinghorizontal fianges a and the meeting angle-flanges a2 of the hollowstrengthening bars or braces A A2 overlap each other and are securelysoldered to- .upper end of the body.

gether, thus forming a continuous hollow strengthening bar or brace allaround the The sheet-brass front plate B of the body has adisplay-opening Bf in its lower portion surrounded by an inturnedangle-flange b and closed by a removable glass plate E, held in place atits lower edge by a fixed guide E and at its upper portion by pivotedplateholders F, preferably of sheet metal and of triangular shape andhinged to the upright sides A A of the can by rivetsf, preferably located but slightly below a horizontal line eX- tending through thecontacting end f f of the holder F against the glass plate E. The hingedglassholders F have feet f2, which bear against the bottom plate of thecan and serve as stops to limit the turning movement of the pivotalholders. The sheet-metal glass-plate holders F are furnished each withright-angle angesf3 on ltheir inclined side to cause the same toproperly engage the glass plate E near the end thereof, and which alsoserve to strengthen and stifl'en the sheetmetal holders. At theirupright and horizontal edges the holders F have folded rightaiigleflanges f, which serve to stiffen and brace the glass-holders.

As the pivoted glass-holder F fits snugly against the upright sideplates of the can, to which they are pivoted, and as they swing invertical planes parallel to said side plates, they shut down against theglass plate and accommodate themselves to the varying thickness of theglass plate, their own weight tending to hold them closed. As the glassplates always vary more or less in thickness, the gravity action of theholders in maintaining them closed is a material advantage in affordinga secure holding means for the glass plate. As the pivoted holders openand close in vertical planes, variations in their closing or swingingmovement, due to varying thicknesses of the glass plate, does notproduce an open space or crevice between the holders and the side platesto which they are pivoted, into which crumbs can wedge, and thus tend toopen the holders, and as my glass-plate holders are pivoted to swing inthe plane of the side plates to which they are pivoted knocks or blowsagainst the sides of the can also have no tendency to open or loosen theholders, as

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would be the case if the holders were hinged l to the side plates toswing open at angles thereto, and in my invention also any jars or joltsupon the can simply tend to tighten the vertical swinging holdersagainst the glass plate.

The sheet-brass front B has at its upper portion a countersink or recessB2, surrounded by a marginal wall or angle-'llange b2 and forming arecess or seat to receive the eXternal-'litting removable sheet-metalspring sign-plate G, which is provided 'with tenons g g at its ends,that project through slots t2 in the langes b2 of the countersink orsign-receiving recess B2 in the brass front plate B. The springsheet-metal plate Gr fits snugly in its recess B2 in the front plate atboth ends and at its upper and lower edges, and it is inserted in placeand its tenons inserted through the slots t3 therefor by springing,bending, or bowing the sign-plate outward, as indicated in dotted linesin Fig. 3. To facilitate the removal of the spring sheetmetal sign-platefrom the brass front plate B, the latter is provided with a small holet4, preferably at the middle portion of the sign seat or recess B2,through which a pencil or other small instrument may be inserted tooutwardly bend or bow the l'lexible spring sign-plate, and thus free itfrom its seat and withdraw its tenons g lrom the slots or holdingdevices b3 on the brass front plate B of the can. The brass front plateB has a told b5 at its upper edge to give a smooth linish thereto, and1t fits snugly and against and is soldered directly to and supported bythe hollow triangular strengthening-bar A2 at the l'ront side of thecan. The thin brass plate is thus given a strong support at its upperend by the bar A2 and a much stronger and better construction than thoseheretofore used, where a slot or passage-way is left between the bar A2and the front plate for the removal and insertion of an inside-iittingsign-plate.

The hinged cover D has right-angle integral vflanges d at three of itsedges and a front flange d of a separate piece and preferably of brassto correspond to the brass front B. The lower edges of the coverflangesd d have curves or coils d2, embracing a wire D, which completelysurrounds the cover and forms also the pivot ol its hinge.

Thilo l prefer to use the interengaging holding devices on the springsign-plate and Afront plate which I have illustrated in. the drawing andconslsting ol tenons on the sign-plate and lips or slots on the lrontplate for holding the removable eXternally-'litting sign-plate in itsseat on the outside of the liront plate and to permit the disengagementor withdrawal of these holding devices lrom each other by the spring orbowing movement of the llexible sheet-metal sign-plate, it will ofcourse be understood by those skilled in the art that the lorm andconstruction of' these interengaging holding devices maybe greatlyvaried without departing from the principle of my invention.

This is a division ol my original application lor patent, Serial No.272,958, 'liled August 7, 1905.

l claim- 1. ln a display-can, the combination with a lront plate havinga display-opening therein, with a transparent plate closing saidopening, and vertically-swinging glass-holders pivotally connected tothe upright sides ol the can adjacent to the front plate and swingingabout their pivots in planes parallel to the upright sides ot the can towhich they are pivoted, substantially as speeilied.

2. ln a display-can, the combination with a front plate having adisplay-opening` therein, with a transparent plate closing said opening,and hinged glass-holders pivotally connected to the upright sides ol the:an adjacent to the Vlront plate, and pivotal glassholders having `leetengaging the bottom plate of the can to limit the turning movement ol'the holders, substantially as speciiied.

3. In a display-can, the combination with the front plate and adjacentupright side plates, ol vertically-swinging glass-plaie holderspivotally connected to said adj aeent side plates and provided with[langes engaging the glass plate, said glass-holders swinging abouttheir pivots in planes parallel to said upright side plates to whichthey are pivoted, substantially as specified.

FRANK ltUDOLPllh litnesses 1 H. M. MUNDAY, PEARL ABR ,nu s.

